HMS Bird
| History | |
|---|---|
 UK
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| Name: | HMS Bird |
| Builder: | Henry Bird, Rotherhithe |
| Launched: | 1765 |
| Completed: | 416 August 1764 at Deptford Dockyard |
| Acquired: | May 1764 |
| Commissioned: | 1764 |
| Decommissioned: | 1775 |
| Fate: | Broken up at Deptford, March 1775 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 8-gun survey sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 75 20⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 17 ft 7 in (5.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 8 ft 1 in (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | snow-rigged |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: | 8 guns (unknown poundage) |
HMS Bird was an 8-gun survey sloop[1] of the Royal Navy, in service from 1764 to 1775 and engaged in an early coastal survey of Ireland.
The small and lightly-armed vessel was purchased on the stocks in May 1764 from shipwright Henry Bird of Rotherithe.[2] As designed, Bird's overall length was 58 ft 6 in (17.8 m) with a beam of 17 ft 7 in (5.4 m) and hold depth of 8 ft 1 in (2.5 m). She measured 75 20⁄94 tonnes burthen and was armed with 8 small guns.[2]
She was fitted out at Deptford dockyard between May and August 1764 at a total cost of ₤664 and commissioned thereafter under Lieutenant John Cowan.[2] Launched in 1765, she spent four years conducting coastal survey work along the Irish shore, returning to Deptford for refitting in 1769.[2]
Bird was broken up at Deptford Dockyard in March 1775.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2010) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (4th Rev. ed.). Newbury: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.